About Us

Mission

To connect the community of Greater Boston to the challenges of international development by creating opportunities for dialog and action. Specifically, we aim to:

• Increase student engagement and preparation for action in international development issues.
• Facilitate the sharing of ideas among international development professionals and academics with the aim of enhancing development interventions.
• Serve as a catalyst for Boston residents to take direct action in international development issues.

At present, BNID's efforts are focused on three main areas:

1. Maintaining a web site, Facebook Page and Twitter Account to serve as a go-between for events, resources, and opportunities related to international development.
2. Facilitating regular networking opportunities so groups such as professionals, students, or professors engaged in international development issues can share ideas and discuss topics of common concern.

In the future, we envision further activities, all intended to enhance connections and coordination between groups and individuals in the Boston area. Please be email us at bnid [dot] eventsgmail [dot] com if you are interested in partnering with BNID, or have ideas about how we may better serve you!

Who We Are

John Gerring is the Executive Director of the Boston Network for International Development and (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1993) is Professor of Political Science at Boston University, where he teaches courses on methodology and comparative politics.

Adam Korn is the Associate Director of the Boston Network for International Development and is a master's candidate at the Wilf Family Department of Politics at New York University. He graduated from Boston University with Distiniction in Political Science in 2011.

Background

The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) was founded in 2004 as a joint initiative of Boston University and World Education, Inc. with the purpose of serving as a resource and point of connection for the Boston area international development community. Few metropolitan regions are as favorably placed to address the challenges of global poverty as the Boston area, with its wealth of institutions focused on various facets of international development. Through connecting with each other locally, individuals and organizations of all types – profit and nonprofit, academic and nonacademic, informational and activist – can have a greater impact globally.